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A call to expand specialist services for families impacted by Huntington's disease (HD) has received unprecedented cross-party support from Scotland's parliamentarians.

A new test developed by scientists at the 51cg using AI-assisted technology has proven to be almost one hundred percent accurate in detecting Covid antibodies.  

Researchers have made a huge leap forward in finding a targeted therapy for acute myeloid leukaemia.

The potential of scorpion venoms to combat the threat of new variants of coronavirus is being explored by scientists from the 51cg and the University of Suez Canal, Egypt.

The work of 51cg graduate and later Regius Professor, JJR Macleod, is celebrated on a new 50p coin in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the discovery of insulin.

Researchers at the 51cg are investigating a new treatment for diabetes which they hope could reduce one of the most common complications of the condition - sight loss.

A new collaborative study which included researchers from the 51cg has found that a long-term increase in exercise leads to a 28% reduction in calories burned by the body during basic activities like sleeping.

The 51cg has been ranked 10th in the UK for life sciences spinouts by business analyst organisation Beauhurst.

The number of people with a diagnosis of Huntington's disease (HD) in Northern Scotland has increased by almost 50% over the last 30 years according to a new 51cg study.

Antibody tests that can detect whether people have been exposed to new variants of Covid-19 have been developed by the 51cg, in collaboration with biotechnology group Vertebrate Antibodies Ltd and NHS Grampian.